There's more to Halloween in Edinburgh than trick or treating and fancy dress. With the city's famous history, some venues take Halloween very seriously indeed. Among the events is a six hour overnight underground ghost hunt beneath the Royal Mile costing £70.

Fire chiefs constantly warn us that old or faulty electric blankets have the potential to kill.

As recently as 4 October a whole block of flats in Morningside had to be evacuated after a blaze which was blamed on an electric blanket. One resident had to jump from the building to escape the flames, while a couple in their 80s suffered smoke inhalation.

Faulty electric blankets have been identified as the cause of one in 10 deaths in household fires started by electrical appliances. To raise awareness of the issue, an electric blanket exchange is due to take place on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Some locals against the plans for a four-storey block of flats next to the Water of Leith said they were "generic," "grotesque" and "an act of vandalism."

If given the green light, the existing buildings on Canonmills Bridge would be demolished and replaced by Glovert Holdings' plans for six flats, three townhouses and space for two restaurants. Continue reading...

A crane lifts Charles II and his horse off the plinth in Parliament Square | picture: Frank McGrail, Edinburgh World Heritage

One of Edinburgh's most iconic statues has galloped off for a much needed hip operation.

More than 300 years of heavy weather left the city's oldest statue - of King Charles II on horseback - on its last legs. Rain had seeped into cracks on the horse's flank damaging the inside of the Parliament Square sculpture, which was erected in 1685.